Enter first and last name of the lawyer. You may also enter a city, if you know it.Click Search.

Click on the name you’ve entered and you’ll be taken to the attorney’s page. Directly under the name you’ll see the status of the attorney, e.g., Member in Good Standing, Disbarred–Not eligible to practice, etc. You’ll also see attorney number, contact information and year of admittance to the Bar.

10-Year Discipline Historywill indicate None or Yes. Click on Yes, and the sanction, action date and reference number will come up. Click on the blue reference number. That will open a page with court documents, e.g., Supreme Court Order or Report of Referee. Click on each court document and you’ll find the details of the attorney’s case.

For public record discipline information for an attorney that occurred more than 10 years ago: Members of the public are asked to contact The Florida Bar via email at LRInfo@Flabar.org and the Media should call Public Information and Bar Services at 850-561-5666. The public information office is open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

For public record discipline information on judges or to file a complaint against a judge, the public and the media should contact the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) at 850-488-1581.

EXAMPLESFrom the news release:Heather Joy Sykes, 9000 Sheridan St., suite 150, Pembroke Pines, disbarred effective 30 days from July 26, following a Nov. 28 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2005) Sykes was the subject of a pending disciplinary matter. Sykes was hired to collect rents and hold the monies in her trust account. She agreed to remit more than $26,000 to the client, but failed to do so despite repeated demands. Sykes subsequently admitted to misappropriating the funds for her own use. (Case No. SC12-1821)